Need help identifying very large bullet....Civil War era?

[NumberOneDime]

Dug this in my back yard here in Deer Park, Ohio which is a little suburb on the east side of Cincinnati. By the size of it, I thought it was a shotgun slug. Looking at a posted image of Civil War bullets side by side, I did not seem to find a match. Two grooves toward the bottom and then toward the very top there are two grooves very close together that are a bit hard to see.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Interestingly, in our front yard I dug an old UMC shotgun shell head, No 12 SMOKELESS manufactured from 1892 to 1902.

 

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[DCMatt]

I'm not a bullet guy by any stretch, but that item looks too crudely made to be a bullet or projectile of any kind.

 

[4x4x4]

I'm not a bullet guy by any stretch, but that item looks too crudely made to be a bullet or projectile of any kind.

....Geeze Matt , it could be the"Model T" of lead projectiles

 

[4x4x4]

I'm not a bullet guy by any stretch, but that item looks too crudely made to be a bullet or projectile of any kind.

....Geeze Matt , it could be the"Model T" of lead projectiles
Help us ! .... A measure of diameter (at the base) and appx. weight could help .

Thanks for posting.
....Mark.

 

[Tpmetal]

from the wrinkling on the sides it looks poorly cast, maybe the end of a pot when it was getting too cool.

 

[cudamark]

Looks a bit like a beat up fishing weight to me.

 

[Tpmetal]

Looks a bit like a beat up fishing weight to me.

yeah I bet homemade fishing weight is spot on.

 

[cudamark]

I remember as a kid using one to practice casting in my yard. I managed to hit just about everything around, including the fence, concrete driveway, side of the house, etc. I even hit the tub I was aiming for on occasion!